1 839.] Account of Tamba Patra Plates found at Baroda. 293 



to the south ; of which last the reigning Raja in 812 a.d. was Karka' 

 Raja, the maker of this grant. 



Secondly, That in the Ldteshwara Raj the following kings, ancestors 

 of Karka' Raja, had successively reigned : — 



1. Govind Raja. 



2. Karka, Raja, his son. 



3. Krishna Raja, his son. 



4. Dhruva Raja his son, who obtained the beatitude of dying at 

 Allahabad where the waters of Jamna and Ganga unite. 



5 Govinda Raja II, son of Dhruva. 



6. Indra Raja, brother of Govinda. 



7. Karka, Raja II, son of Indra Raja. 



Thirdly, It further appears that in 812 a.d. Karka Raja had no 

 son ; but his brother Danti Varma signs as heir presumptive. 



Fourthly, The capital of the Ldteshwara Raj appears to have been 

 Elapur, where a magnificent fort and temple of Siva are stated to 

 have been erected by the third of the above race — the Krishna Raja. 



It remains to identify this dynasty. Of all the lists of Rajas and 

 races collected in the late Secretary's useful tables, the one, and indeed 

 the only one, which contains names corresponding with those found in 

 the present grant is that given in Table XLIV. page 121, headed 

 " Rajas of Chera or Konga," (comprehending Salem and Coimbatore) 

 and stated to be taken from the late Colonel Mackenzie's manuscript 

 collections. 



Amongst the twenty-six princes of that dynasty, taken from the Kon- 

 gadesa Raja Kal* all the names of our list are found except that of 

 Indra Raja, the father of Karka Raja II. This latter name, Karka, I 

 take to be identical with that of Kongani, which occurs thrice amongst 

 the twenty-six. The period assigned inthe useful tables for the Rajas of 

 Kongades corresponds exactly with the date of our grant ; nevertheless 

 I do not feel quite satisfied with the evidence to the identity of Ldtesh- 

 wara with the Kongades, and I should wish the attention of the learned 

 and curious to be directed to the determination of this point, and to the 

 ascertainment of the locality of the famous fort of Elapur. 



H. T. P. 



* The notice of this work will be found in page 198 of Professor Wilson's printed 

 accountof the collection of Col. Mackenzie's manuscripts, and again in the Rev. Mr. 

 Taylor's more recent examination of the manuscripts at Madras. There are, it ap- 

 pears, two copies of the work in Tamul on Palm leaves, from which Mr. Taylor has 

 had a copy transcribed on paper, and deeming the work valuable, he has translated it. 



